Devils Blank Maple Leafs 4-0: Hellebuyck Earns First New Jersey Shutout with 23 Saves as Meier Scores Twice in Four Minutes
The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on November 8 for their fifth straight win. After a scoreless first period, Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck finished with 23 saves for his first shutout since joining New Jersey, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to win each of his first five games with the club. New Jersey improved to 12-5-0 while Toronto fell to 8-9-2 with a third straight loss.
The second period decided the game. Timo Meier opened the scoring at 8:28 off a feed from Declan Chisholm, on a play where captain Nico Hischier's assist was the 500th point of his NHL career. Just 4:16 later, Meier tipped in a Jack Hughes shot to make it 2-0. It was Meier's first two-goal game since April 2025 and ended his 10-game goal drought.
Hischier made it 3-0 on a power-play rebound at 9:49 of the third period, and former Maple Leaf Connor Brown added an empty-net goal at 17:23. Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had two assists for New Jersey, while Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots in the loss.
The Devils acquired Hellebuyck from the Winnipeg Jets in a trade on October 23. New Jersey visits Winnipeg on Tuesday, when Hellebuyck will face his former team for the first time as a visiting goaltender.
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：魔鬼门将 Connor Hellebuyck（资料图，非本场画面）。TheAHL 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0，已预裁16:9。/ Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (file photo, not from this game). Photo by TheAHL, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
